HC Deb 15 February 1957 vol 564 c230W
Sir W. Anstruther-Gray

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of developments since the Geneva Conferences in 1955, he will make arrangements, in consultation with our allies, to re-examine the proposals then put forward by the Western Powers.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

In consultation with the Governments of France, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America, Her Majesty's Government are about to embark on a review of the problem of German reunification in relation to European Security on the basis of the proposals made at the Foreign Ministers' Conference at Geneva and in the light of subsequent developments. This review will be initially undertaken by a Working Party established by the Federal Republic and the three Western Powers, in view of the special responsibilities of the latter with regard to questions relating to Germany as a whole. Subsequently the matter will be considered in the North Atlantic Council.